The Identity Operations Control Plane
Enterprise identity runs on scripts, tickets, and manual operators. Cube23 turns every identity operation into a protocol-bound, zero-trust, evidence-backed execution contract — across Active Directory, Entra ID, Exchange, and PAM.
// scoped to a single action, single target { "operationId": "op-2026-000123", "action": "GROUP_MEMBER_ADD", "expiresAt": "2026-05-16T20:05:00Z", "worker": { "pool": "ad-prod-workers", "minTrustScore": 85 }, "policyProof": "APPROVED", "evidence": ["before", "after", "verify"], "signature": "ECDSA-P256 ✓ Cube23-control-plane" }
The thesis
Every enterprise has tools that define policy. Almost none have a governed system that carries that policy out. The work still falls to PowerShell, ticket queues, and people doing privileged operations by hand.
Disconnected PowerShell and one-off automations carry 30–50% higher operational overhead — and no two engineers run them the same way. There’s no shared contract for what a change should do.
Approvals live in one system, execution in another, evidence nowhere. A privileged change that should take minutes takes hours to days, and the audit trail gets reassembled after the fact.
AD plus Entra plus Exchange plus a hundred SaaS systems means constant reconciliation and drift. The more places identity lives, the more places execution quietly fails.
The mechanism
Cube23 doesn’t run your scripts faster. It replaces the script with a protocol — a typed contract that defines intent, policy, the worker allowed to act, the evidence required, and how to verify the result.
| Step | What happens | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Compile | A request from the portal, API, ITSM, or an HR event is compiled into a typed Cube23 Protocol contract. | Protocol engine |
| 02 Decide | The policy engine evaluates risk, required controls, and who must approve — before anything touches a target system. | Policy decision |
| 03 Seal | An approved operation is issued as a signed execution envelope: scoped to one action, one target, and a short expiry window. | Zero-trust envelope |
| 04 Execute & verify | A trust-scored worker performs only the sealed action, returns a transcript, and final state is confirmed — then written to memory. | Worker fabric |
The proof
The operational outcomes enterprises target when execution moves from scripts and tickets to a governed protocol. Ranges reflect typical impact across hybrid identity environments.
Verify the percentage ranges against your own modelling before launch — presented as typical impact, not a Cube23 guarantee.
Where it fits
Cube23 operates adjacent to your governance and authentication stack. Those systems stay the systems of record. Cube23 becomes the operational control plane that carries their decisions into hybrid reality.
| Traditional IAM / IGA / PAM | Cube23 |
|---|---|
| Defines access policy | Executes the operational workflow |
| Approval-focused | Execution & orchestration-focused |
| Limited hybrid execution depth | Deep on-prem + cloud execution |
| Static, system-bound workflows | Policy-driven, distributed execution |
Limited early access
We’re working with a small group of Microsoft-heavy, regulated enterprises building their identity execution layer. Briefings are technical, specific, and run by the people building Cube23.
For 1,000–15,000-seat enterprises · AD + Entra + Exchange + PAM